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Residents, operators urge Riverside council to reject proposed limits on sober-living homes
Summary
Dozens of residents, recovery program participants and operators told the Riverside City Council that proposed spacing and owner restrictions on sober-living homes would force closures, reduce access to recovery housing and push people back onto the streets.
Dozens of people told the Riverside City Council during the public-comment period that new spacing, owner and occupancy rules being discussed could close many sober‑living homes and harm people in recovery.
Speakers who introduced themselves as residents, managers and owners of sober‑living facilities said the homes provide a critical, structured step for people leaving incarceration or treatment. "Si toma nuestras casas de vida sobria, toma la esperanza," said Ronald Martin, who identified himself as a manager of a sober‑living home (first referenced in SEG 678). Several speakers described long…
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